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Chapter 7

PART 1

A few days later, Aria lay at home on her couch. She was exhausted. Sophia was not a good sleeper. Aria had barely slept a wink since leaving the hospital.

Sophia's cot lay in the corner of the living room, just beside the kitchen. There was a loud rapping on the door. Aria started, quickly scanning her eyes over to Sophia. Bit the baby girl was still asleep. Aria pushed herself off the couch, her minute of rest over. She shuffled over to the door and opened it.

Outside the door, she was shocked to see a heavily pregnant Spencer. Aria's eyes fell to Spencer's inflated stomach.

"Aria, I really need someone to talk to, and I don't know why I came here, but you were just the closest and…" Spencer burst.

"Spencer…" Aria began, trying to find the words for what she had to say.

"No, I have to say this, I'm pregnant and I haven't told anyone, but I really need help cause I have no idea what I'm gonna do, and I thought of getting an abortion but I just couldn't do that to my, my… my child and….."

"Spencer" Aria tried to say " I…."

"Aria, can you just help me please? You have no idea what I'm going through right now," Spencer burst out.

"I think I do," Aria said as she heard Sophia begin to whimper. Spencer heard it too. She pushed past Aria , her eyes widened in shock as they locked on the cot in the corner, and the seeping child inside it. She slowly spun round to face Aria in shock.

"Her name's Sophia," Aria said quietly for she had no words to say much else.

PART 2

"What the hell Aria?" Spencer exclaimed, "Why did you never tell me?"

"Be quiet, I haven't slept a wink since she was born. She's only a few days old, " Aria said walking over to fussing infant, "I just… I just couldn't bear telling everyone that I loved that I had messed up. My parents would be so disappointed in me."

"What? You haven't even Tod your parents? What about Ezra? It is Ezra's kid, right?"

"Of course it is!" Aria replied defencifely.

"Then does he know?"

"Not exactly…"

"Aria!"

Sophia started crying and her mother picked her up, comforting her.

"Well, does Toby know?" Aria shot back.

Spencer blushed, looking away.

"Ok, who knows?" Aria questioned.

"You…." Spencer replied slowly.

"And you're lecturing me about telling people?"

"I know," Spencer choked, "I just can't. My parents would hate me!"

"You think I don't know that? Her dad was my English teacher! He would go to prison!"

"I know, okay?" I know! I just…"

Aria could see the pain on Spencer's face.

"Calm down," Aria told her friend, "your going to be fine, it's not good for the baby, to be like this."

Spencer took a deep breath.

"Sorry, I'm just stressed. I have no idea what I'm gonna do.

Aria looked at her friend for a minute.

"Here's what your gonna do, Your going to move in here and have the baby safely. Your going to take college courses online, and eventually, maybe even night classes. You are going to be fine."

Spencer stared at the short brunette.

"Really," she whispered, "You'd really do that for me?"

"Of course I would."

Spencer felt a tear roll down her cheek, as she hugged her friend as tight as she could,

"I love you!"

Sophia began to whimper, and Aria began to soothe her.

"I love you too, Spencer. And we're gonna be fine! I promise."